The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-11-02

cles were, visible on his wrists. AS he held
them up he exclaimed: These hands have
wrists:9 the whole assembiaee bent their
heads In humiliation and sorrow. With
these sad recollections fresh in our memories
snail we yield one inch; shall we go back one
step and open the way again for negro
with sncli associations Of the past clineing
70 the memory and on the very spot where
Bellew and Scholar were brought under
guard TO huniiliate them BY witnessing the
farce OF an election, when the bsllot.box was
the ssssssinated Liberties of defenseless
people, that uttered sentiments thai were
| IN every breast? Was there any wonder then
that the people, goaded to desperation, with
grIete stung TO- madness should break out
any of the. responsibilities of the periods
| Who is willing that his efforts should be
| dWarfed by the corruption of negro legisla-
tors. and what white man is there in the
| pressed upon the glowing triumph of lib
| erty-ioriig people?
Some of our reform papers urge as en- OBJ
| lection to the sentiments uttered at Monroe
that they furnish material fer Republican
newspapers an anger the North. In Oct0-
! stronger when addressing az audInce IN the
City OF New. Orleans in behalf OF Cleveland
and St. Martins election. Nothing was then
said about displeasing Northern sentiment
| Among other things said, speaking OF our
long submission TO Radical and negro domi-
nation: I'VE We're patient, too patent, I'M
| der this mislule, corruption and tyranny;
not because there was not courage and pat.
| trlotlsm among our people to resist. but
becsuse OF onr loyalty to the Democratic
| no, hos adv EJ,t n p n
awaited. But the day OF relief was too dis
| tant; our patience became exhausted, and
there was universal feeling that We should
assert our msnhood regardless OF conse-
were by the results of the events referred to
restored to home rule and home government
and had passed from under the tntelage OF
Northern sentiment and the domination OF
| Northern opinion. thought there was man
| liness and courage enough among this people
OF the State to exercise the right of free
speech, free thought and independent action,
| and that we were at liberty to work out our
own political and social welfare, 1t is only
| recently that We have been told by the re;
| formers that we are yet under bondage and
must speak in whispers, lest Greek should
| hear.n
NO SUCH CRAVEN SPIRIT
dwells within the bosoms Of our people l
| assert for our people every right and privilege
Of the citizen of any other State in this Union;
| Louisiana is as sovereign as New York and
| her people have the same right of free speech,
| Thought and action as the citizens Of that
| State.
When accepting the nomination at the last
State convention | said: The Democratic
party is stronger thar, faction: its prince
| that it requiresa stronger force than per-
sGnal preferences to destroy it," A lesson.
too, can be learned Iro,1 the recent harmo-
NOUS and patriotic session Of the State Cen
IL g
form faction attempted to control its organ
ization by frivolous contests. The commit
tee on credentials from both gides rebIked
this attempt. Whenever confronted by fac
ton the majesty. strength and power OF the
augnrators Of the reform party would do
well to recognize this fact the integrity and
unity of the narty. They would do well tn
abandon their factionsi tight. and admit the
fact of the prosperous condition OF the State
and present to us some live issues. lie. them
say: I'VE admit the marvellous advance in
allinterests of the State, but we propose to
inaugurate system to still further advance
them We will throw such force and energy
into the governments inaugnrate such en-,
terDrises keep such faith with PUBLIC cred,
itors as to open up such industries and create
such prosperity as his never been known II.
tbs State, and with these declarations let
them give the mode and manner III which
they intend to conduct the government
The only Issue presented is the never-faliine
argument OF personal government. Nichols
meetings are called into existence with the
positive statement that they ere in no, way
connected with the vital interests which at
feet the people. Education, levees and agri
culture, and the efforts that | haze given (
advance these interests are sighted and riti
culed. The children of the State may appea
for light and knowledge, the enthusiasm
} among the people may be like TIE simmer
ing Of the silver Sea IN gentle motion. anc
! the influence ct one in authority may BE-
, only needed to send it in sheets of fame,
wave upon wave and blilow on top Of biliow
rolling over the surface Of the State tn
mighty Mississippi as it roi:s III anger viii
: its vassal streans 10 the Gulf and pray fol
protection; Oil, farmers may plead for, Us
! sistsnce to quicken to seed i'll tine soil, II
cl9the TIE hills and the valleys with wavirs
! cane and cotton and rice, to cover tn,
} meadows with carpets of green, and t,
, load the vineyards with purple, clusters
,, but we are tod ti.at such things nre heneatl
} Of Lonisiana. The imperial purple of nags
} terial dignity ID thrown round the, Execr'
: tive, while, like the ruler OF imperial Rome
he is careless of the distress, want and destl
: tuition in the distant parishes. The. peopl
want education, levee protection, a gricultur
Governor give them helping hand.
l What was
THE CONDITION OF THE STATE
5 from 1877 tie 1880? Tho taxes were not Wig
orously collected: no attempt was made to en-
force the collection of delinquent taxes:
large floating debt WAS created: interest OF
! the public debt was defaulted; epidemics
: through an inadequate quarantine system
g devastated the State. and no system of i'm
1 proved sanitary and quarantine protection
+ was devised; assessments were Eneqhs
: and confused: there was no encouragement
Q given to education: the public educationa
institutions were in debt, demorslized an
: inefficient; there were no agricultural Sta
9 TONS and no department of agriculture OF
I gained in the State University: there, We
4 no general interest manifested in leve
4 system, and no calling together and unitin
: poratIOns interested in !evee protection, sn
, there was no Home established for our dis
l abled Confederate soldiers. All Of thes
: great interests have advanced. The fnar
5 ces OF the State have lmproyed-the assesse
e values have increased from s155, 600.
900 to s217, 900, 900; assessments are NOR
Q uniform and satisfactory: collections of reye
: nue. have advanced from 4s1a to- SO per ccn,'
e paid all warrants Of the current yes
practically on 4 cash basis. Schot
0 attendance has increased "a, 600, there ar
: double the number Of schools ana teacher
0 and school-housess, and appropriations, TO
= bcuOO1 psSes udS6
e institutes have been organized and
e Q normal school has been established; tn
, Louisiana University and Agricultural an
l Mechsnieal College has been equipped an
n furnished i'll all its departments, an agIicu
n .,ral department established and an alb
d and efficient professor Employed an agric1
= tural station has been established: the Inst
1t tues for the Deaf and Dumb and the Bin
y have been made useful and are in flourish
: ing condition; the Insane Asylum and CHA
n liable institutions have been increased
d efficiency, in their management, and add
l tional accommodations have been provide
g in all of them.
t A home for disabled Confederate veteran
/, has been organized, which, by the support {
l. the State and her devoted women, promis,
S to be a. place of retreat for these patriot
l. veterans, refined and elegant in all It's su